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"'Member, Orion, you has pwomised, and it all apends," said Diana, in a low, but very clear, voice. The little fellow looked at her. Her spirited action, the splendid color in her cheeks, the glow of excitement in her great big eyes, inspired him.
"I pwomised to marry him, and I mean to keep my word, but it is harder than I thought. It would be easier if he were diffewent, but he loves me so much, and believes in me, and thinks I must care for him too. If he knew I had taken him for his position, he would despise me, and I don't want him to do that. I have given up so much, and if he turned against me too, what should I have left?
Little Diana flew up to him and took his hand. "What is you 'cited about?" she asked. "Is you fwightened 'bout anything?" "No, little gal, no that is, provided you and your brother do your parts well." "We has pwomised," said Diana, with great firmness; "you needn't be fwightened; we has pwomised." The children were to appear as the last item of the first part of the performance.
"You promised, and you never broke your word." "I pwomised, and I never break my word," said Diana. "Yes, Orion, yes; we is going away." "I declare," said Aunt Sarah, "I believe it would be the right thing to do. It would kill me if you was killed, missy and them 'orses!" "They is darlin's," interrupted Diana. "Well, go to sleep now, and I'll fetch some supper," said Aunt Sarah.
She was a wonderfully graceful child in all her movements, and looked charming in her picturesque dress. The call for the children came, and the two bounded on the stage. The moment they did so, Diana ran up to Uncle Ben and took hold of the great whip which he carried. "You must let me do it my own way," she said; "you have pwomised. Orion won't be bwave boy if I don't manage him.
And I'd pwomised him to Mary Ellen for her tea!" "We may as well give up for a while," said the Bishop, mildly, "and have some lunch. Bring The Seraph to me, boys, and I shall comfort him, whilst you unpack the hamper." What hearty, wholesome appetites we brought to the cold beef and radishes! And how much more satisfying such fare than the milky messes served to us by Mrs. Handsomebody!
Towards the end of the meal, her clear little voice might have been heard calling to her uncle. "Uncle William, you wishes me to have a whole holiday; doesn't you? You pwomised I is to have a whole holiday to-day." Now, Mrs. Dolman had felt very uncomfortable about Diana during her hot walk to the village that morning.
And how old may you be, my little love?" "I is five," answered Diana. "I's a well-grown girl, isn't I?" "That you are, missy, and hungry, too, I guess. You shall have some beautiful hare soup." "I don't want hare soup," answered Diana; "I want what that woman pwomised stwawberries and k'eam, and milk and cake and then, perhaps, a little soup. I don't want soup to begin."
Then she turned to go in. "What's that sticking out of your wee pocket, Flossie girl?" he said, as she brushed past him. She stopped a second and felt. "Oh, nearly I didn't wemember, an' I pwomised I would it's a letter for you, Alan," she said, and gave Meg's poor little epistle up into the very hands of the Philistine. A Catapult and a Catastrophe
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